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Witness location : Westwood (USA) (7 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Wow! It felt like the house could slide off of the foundation! Scary!

Witness location : Chester (USA) (15 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Jolt deep

Witness location : Chester (USA) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

was quite a jolt. a few things fell. no damage to structure.

Witness location : Quincy (USA) (35 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

The whole house shook.

Witness location : Susanville (USA) (45 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Woek up out of a dead sleep, wife was scared, she had never experienced an earthquake before, some stuff was moving and you could hear the building moving. No structural damage.

Witness location : Susanville (USA) (46 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Shook the house. Nothing broken. My 5yr old grandson’s first real quake. He said “It was scary. I liked it!” lol

Witness location : Susanville (USA) (46 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Rumble then rolling.

Witness location : Susanville (USA) (53 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Too close for comfort

Witness location : Magalia (USA) (56 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Scared to death ... lived in San Jose in 1989 and lived through the earthquake that devestated the area and Santa Cruz.

Witness location : Magalia (USA) (59 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

House shook for several seconds. Felt like 2 waves.

Witness location : Forest Ranch (USA) (61 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 242 min

The house shook enough to rattle pictures and items on counter tops.

Witness location : Magalia (USA) (61 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Significant shaking side to side, nothing fell over however.

Witness location : Susanville (USA) (62 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Shook the whole house for approximately 1 minute. Strongest quake I've felt in 30+ years

Witness location : Concow (USA) (66 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

5th wheel shook gently, mild but felt it!

Witness location : Portola (USA) (69 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

I thought a tree was falling on the house, but I got the earthquake alert and got down on the ground to take cover! Everything ended up fine, nothing broken.

Witness location : Clio (USA) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Pretty significant rolling for 3-5 seconds and some gentle rolling for about 10-20 seconds in Clio/Graeagle area. No damage detected.

Witness location : Portola (USA) (75 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Beckwourth ca

Witness location : Chico (USA) (76 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Felt shaking

Witness location : Chico (USA) (77 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

I felt a slight rolling feeling and then a bit of a jiggle.

Witness location : Chico (USA) (78 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 68 min

Cats reacted

Witness location : Sierra City (USA) (79 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Standing cabin it immediately got my attention.  Noise, rattling, roll. But, cats did not wake.

Witness location : Chico (USA) (79 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Wow

Witness location : Chico (USA) (79 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt in Chico, ca

Witness location : Chico (USA) (80 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

My car wobbled for a few seconds

Witness location : Chico (USA) (80 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Relaxing in my office chair when slightly jiggled by earthquake lasting 2 to 3 seconds

Witness location : Chico (USA) (81 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Fish tanks were visibly shaking and you could feel movement.

Witness location : Chico (USA) (81 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Very slight feeling but the ground did shake.

Witness location : Chico (USA) (81 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Heard a low humming followed by blinds shifting every 1 second back and forth as it hit the sides of the window siding. Was finally tipped off by the public alert phone going off.

Witness location : Chico (USA) (81 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

It was crazy, never experienced one before. Not fatal but definitely noticable.

Witness location : Chico (USA) (82 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It was wild!

Witness location : Whitmore (USA) (82 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 133 min

Just some shaking

Witness location : Chico (USA) (82 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Great ride.

Witness location : Oroville (USA) (84 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Just mild shake, lasted about 20 seconds.

Witness location : Nevada City (USA) (86 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Noticeable shaking for about 5-7 seconds. Blinds and light fixtures swayed.

Witness location : Oroville (USA) (88 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

I’m in Oroville Ca it felt about 10-12 second long.

Witness location : Nevada City (USA) (89 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Truck started shaking outside.

Witness location : Fall River Mills (USA) (98 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Definitely rocked me on the couch and the fish tank was sloshing

Witness location : Millville (USA) (100 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 397 min

Mild shaking for 3-5 seconds.

Witness location : Cottonwood (USA) (102 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

I felt it but it wasn't very strong

Witness location : Grass Valley (USA) (110 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Got a warning & it started in seconds. Was at a stop light.

Witness location : Grass Valley (USA) (112 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11500 min

I was sitting in a lounge chair outside next to tall evergreen trees. I stood up and ran for cover to the garage

Witness location : Grass Valley (USA) (113 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Sitting in our outdoor chairs milliseconds after receiving the USGS Alert, we felt the earthquake. Our chairs were moving back and forth and the open garage door was wiggling and squeaking. Lasted about 10-15 seconds.

Witness location : Live Oak (USA) (113 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

It was little but I still felt it lol I saw the ceiling fans swaying

Witness location : Live Oak (USA) (113 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Heard a rumble and felt a wobble for 3 seconds

Witness location : Redding (USA) (115 km W from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Redding, CA. Very minor shaking, easy to miss if my phone hadn’t alerted me

Witness location : Grass Valley (USA) (117 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Received the emergency alert, warning of an upcoming earthquake, 2 seconds later felt the earthquake. Grass Valley, CA. 95949

Witness location : Redding (USA) (118 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Wife noticed lights swinging and shaking. I was standing up moving around and didn’t notice

Witness location : Reno (USA) (121 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Here in Reno, NV. We got alerted seconds before, on our devices. Everything hanging was swaying a lot!

Witness location : Verdi (USA) (122 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Sitting in my garage and felt slight shaking

Witness location : Willows (USA) (123 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Nice roll in willows. Everything was swaying

Witness location : Linda (USA) (123 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Long rolling one

Witness location : Lemmon Valley (USA) (124 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I’m drunk

Witness location : Yuba City (USA) (124 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

I thought my cat was stuck in the closet and was shaking the door in order to escape. Turns out it was an earthquake.

Witness location : Yuba City (USA) (124 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

I was on second floor, felt like zigzag

Witness location : Linda (USA) (124 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt shaking for about 30 seconds and a small aftershock a few seconds later in Marysville, CA

Witness location : Yuba City (USA) (125 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

N/S rolling

Witness location : Yuba City (USA) (126 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Saw the lamp moving.

Witness location : Olivehurst (USA) (126 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

House shook lightly for a good 10 seconds. Nothing fell, could hear pictures on the wall rattle and feel light jostling.

Witness location : Truckee (USA) (127 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Recieved a text alert, but no evidence of earthquake

Witness location : Olivehurst (USA) (128 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Felt it shake and computer monitor was shaking.

Witness location : Yuba City (USA) (129 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Felt that one alright..shook the house a bit

Witness location : Olivehurst (USA) (131 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Small Jolt and small movements

Witness location : Olivehurst (USA) (132 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Felt in Olivehurst, CA slight movement and very large mirror on wall moving.

Witness location : Reno (USA) (134 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Mild rolling

Witness location : Reno (USA) (135 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt the earthquake in Nevada

Witness location : Yuba City (USA) (136 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Woke me up from a nap! This was about 10 minutes ago.

Witness location : Olivehurst (USA) (137 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Like a ride on a bumpy dirt road

Witness location : Sparks (USA) (140 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 855 min

I was at work and my monitors started to shake.

Witness location : Sparks (USA) (140 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Blinds were swaying and felt the couch roll from West to East

Witness location : Reno (USA) (144 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Very light swaying for 15-20 seconds. I'm on the 4th floor of a large apartment building in the south part of Reno, NV

Witness location : Reno (USA) (149 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

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Witness location : (USA) (152 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Short rolling in Lincoln.

Witness location : Rocklin (USA) (155 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

In placer county just north of sacramento, felt the 5.5 magnitude earthquake.

Witness location : Rocklin (USA) (155 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 176 min

Rocklin, CA

Witness location : Roseville (USA) (157 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1457 min

The quake was like a rotating motion, as if I were on a wobbly barstool. The motion felt like I was rolling around in a small circle. I was in fact sitting on my couch on the 2nd floor of my home. I felt the movement and then noticed my coffee table wobbling in the same fashion that my body was moving. There was a short burst of circular motion for 1-3 seconds. then a short pause of 1-5 seconds, and then another circular motion of 1-3 seconds. I do not have any photos of video of this action

Witness location : Roseville (USA) (157 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Heard it crackle, then a shake for a few seconds

Witness location : Roseville (USA) (157 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Very noticeable shaking

Witness location : Gerlach (USA) (158 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt like a good rolling shake.  We shake all the time because of trains, but earthquakes are a different shake.  And no train.

Witness location : Roseville (USA) (160 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Things were shaking. floor was rolling a bit.

Witness location : Roseville (USA) (160 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Heard a rumble and my chair moved. At first, thought it was the trash collector but it was more forceful.

Witness location : Granite Bay (USA) (161 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Bed was shaking, thought the wife was shaking her foot. Then we realized it was an earthquake. Nothing alerting but was ready for it to get worse.

Witness location : Roseville (USA) (162 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Pool water moving

Witness location : Roseville (USA) (162 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Floor squeaked

Witness location : Roseville (USA) (162 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Sitting on the bed on the 3rd floor of the hotel and felt the whole bed shaking... I'm not from California and this was my first experience.  Cant say I care too much for it!

Witness location : Roseville (USA) (162 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

We feel it In Sacramento

Witness location : Carson City (USA) (163 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Felt a quick little jolt on Carson City, NV.

Witness location : Carson City (USA) (164 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt a few small bumps

Witness location : Antelope (USA) (167 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Bed shook like waves. Top floor rumble shakes 10secs. Pool soft waves

Witness location : Folsom (USA) (167 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Quick jolt and small roll. Windows and hanging lamps rattled.

Witness location : Folsom (USA) (167 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Minor shaking, which lasted a few seconds

Witness location : Camino (USA) (167 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

House vibrated for maybe 10 -15 session. No sharp jolts but clear rocking.

Witness location : Citrus Heights (USA) (167 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

I was sitting on my recliner, in my living room, and I have a table that only my computer sits on. I was on my computer voice chatting with a friend when I felt the floor and my recliner shaking, then I froze and saw my computer shaking, I heard my bird panicking and the plants on my divider next to my bed shaking. I got up with my entire body shaking and went to my grandma's room and asked her if she was ok and if she felt the earthquake, she told me she didn't so I told her to look at her rosaries that were hanging up on the wall because they were shaking, and she was in shock because she didn't feel it. When everything was shaking, there was a quiet but audible rumbling noise that could be heard.

Witness location : Antelope (USA) (167 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Two distinct but slight rolling motions, lasted maybe 10 seconds total. Second roll felt more jerky than the first. Antelope CA

Witness location : North Highlands (USA) (168 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Felt that in Sacramento!

Witness location : North Highlands (USA) (169 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

My bed shook, my 30 gallon fish tank had substantial water movement

Witness location : Folsom (USA) (169 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Felt nothing

Witness location : Folsom (USA) (169 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Shook monitors and liquids as well as felt chair move

Witness location : Folsom (USA) (169 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

A few soft shakes and a jerk in Folsom

Witness location : Folsom (USA) (170 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Felt a shake for about 10 seconds in my car.

Witness location : South Lake Tahoe (USA) (170 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Little shaker!

Witness location : Orangevale (USA) (170 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

I felt the ground shake, then a gentle roll. I was sitting on a concrete patio in my backyard.

Witness location : Folsom (USA) (170 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Light shake. Felt on couch.

Witness location : Folsom (USA) (172 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Very light shaking in Folsom

Witness location : Sacramento (USA) (172 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 86 min

was sitting at computer in office chair at home and felt the jolt that was definite enough, but didn't think about it being an earthquake. could have looked it up and reported it then. while in car after post office errand, I heard on the car radio NPR station that there had been an earthquake at 4:19 pm. Glad I found this website to report.

Witness location : Carmichael (USA) (173 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

I felt my chair rattling and saw the TV shaking. My son felt nothing.

Witness location : Rio Linda (USA) (174 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Seen our table shake and a quick rumble

Witness location : Carmichael (USA) (175 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

A couple gentle rolls

Witness location : Carmichael (USA) (176 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

I am in Sacramento and I feel it !

Witness location : Sacramento (USA) (176 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

No damage just felt like the room dropped down

Witness location : Carmichael (USA) (176 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Just felt it watching news and they felt it

Witness location : Johnson Lane (USA) (176 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Indoor wind chimes started ringing & swaying. Felt slight rolling motion got just a few seconds.

Witness location : Arden-Arcade (USA) (177 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Wasnt sure if it was a quake til I gotthe notification right after!

Witness location : Sacramento (USA) (178 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Felt a bit of rolling and tv shook for about 10 secs in Sacramento

Witness location : Rancho Cordova (USA) (178 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

A pretty good shake at my house. My chair moved back and forth any my house shook

Witness location : Arden-Arcade (USA) (178 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

I my office move some

Witness location : Woodland (USA) (178 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Felt swaying down in Woodland, CA.

Witness location : Arden-Arcade (USA) (178 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

I was parked in my company vehicle and felt movement north to south as if someone was pushing my vehicle. Lasted approximately 10 seconds. Reported as a 5.7 quake.

Witness location : Rancho Cordova (USA) (179 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

Rolling floor for a few seconds, plus swinging ceiling light.Not strong.

Witness location : Rancho Cordova (USA) (180 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Rolling for about 10-15 seconds

Witness location : Sacramento (USA) (180 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

First one I've felt in a while. It was rolling and bumpy for a while.

Witness location : Rancho Cordova (USA) (181 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Slight shake

Witness location : West Sacramento (USA) (181 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

My son and I felt a quick jolt that lasted a few seconds.

Witness location : Sacramento (USA) (182 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

My entire house shook. The barstool i was sitting in in my kitchen shook pretty good.

Witness location : Sacramento (USA) (182 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Felt this pretty far away in Sacramento. Felt the first wave, lasted for about 3 seconds. One minute later felt the second wave which lasted about 2 seconds. No idea which of the waves they were (P, S, L).